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Thursday, October 24, 2024–6:30 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- For 60 years, the Chiaha Harvest Fair has brought together many talented artisans and craftsmen from the Rome/Floyd County region, and beyond, for a wonderful fall weekend. This year’s event is Saturday and Sunday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. The hours are 10 a.m. until 5…… read more
Thursday, October 24, 2024–10:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- 27 bands from as far north as Nashville, Tennessee to as far south as Auburn, Alabama will be in Rome Saturday for the annual Peach State Marching Festival Saturday at Barron Stadium. The opening ceremony is at 9:30 in the morning and the performances will take…… read more
Thursday, October 24, 2024–10:40 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Woman charged with theft An Adairville woman has been charged in the theft of several items from a location on Angel Road in Cave Spring. According to an arrest warrant: 47-year-old Nakia Marie Nelson and another individual took a generator and a chainsaw back on July…… read more
Thursday, October 24, 2024–8:40 a.m. -Georgia Department of Labor- Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that Rome recorded an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent in September, down eight-tenths of a percent over-the-month. A year ago, the rate was 2.8 percent. “This fall, unemployment rates are dropping all across Georgia,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “While some…… read more
Wednesday, October 23, 2024–11:30 a.m. -Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with child cruelty A Rome man is accused of biting a teenager during a family altercation on East Drive on Sunday. According to Floyd County Jail records and an arrest warrant: 29-year-old Ismael Ambriz Guzman bit the 15-year-old victim on the knee, causing the…… read more
Wednesday, October 23, 2024–10:00 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Five law enforcement officers were honored with lifesaving awards during Tuesday’s Floyd County Commission. According to Floyd County Police Chief Mark Wallace, Floyd County Police Officer Jonathan Bodenheimer and Floyd County Sheriff’s Deputy Grant Jackson saved a man’s life while responding to a shooting call in…… read more
Wednesday, October 23, 2024–9:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously denied taking up an appeal to reinstate election rule changes that were recently struck down by a Fulton County Superior Court Judge. The state election board voted in September to implement a number of new rules. One rule would have required ballots,…… read more
Tuesday, October 23, 2024–10:15 p.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Election Day is less than two weeks away and more than a quarter of Floyd County’s active voters have already cast ballots. There are 60,891 active voters in Floyd County, and, as of Tuesday, an estimated 15,443 have voted in advance since October 15. Those early…… read more
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:33 a.m. -Rome Police Department report- Rome Police responded to a call about a woman lying in the middle of Shorter Avenue near Starbucks on Sunday. According to a Rome Police Department report: Vehicles had to go into other lanes to travel around the woman. 36-year-old Chelsea C. Otto told officers there…… read more
Tuesday, October 22, 2024–11:18 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Variances for Rome’s 50-50 food-to-drink ratio could be eliminated, if the Rome City Commission agrees with the Rome Alcohol Control Commission. Establishments that serve liquor must garner at least half of their revenue from the sale of food unless a variance is granted. Currently, there are…… read more